Tacoma daily news vol. 17 no. 114

A MORMON TRAGEDY.
Deadly Quarrel at a Sunday Dance.
THREE LIVES SACRIFICED.
One of the Party Turns Highwayman After Committing Murder and is Killed by an Indian.
DENVER, Colo.. Aug. 8.—Additional particulars have been received of the terrible tragedy at Monticello on Sun-day. Monticello is a email town in the mountains, and has a Mormon settle-ment. Sunday the Mormons were cele-brating the anniversary of the first Mor-mon settlement in Utah. The festivities were so attractive and the attendance so large that the men were entitled to the privilege of dancing only by lottery.
The number held by Tom Roache, a well known cowman, was called. He secured his partner and went to his place in the set. A Mormon named Bailey stepped in ahead of him and re-fused to give up the place. This led to a quarrel, and a young Mormon named Hyde stepped in. At this juncture sev-eral Mormons pitched at Roache, who drew a large knife with which he cut Hyde.
Roache had no fire-arms, but a friend stepped out and returned with a Win-chester rifle, which he gave to Roache. A man named McCord attempted to take the rifle away from Roache and was in-stantly killed in the tussel by Roache. Immediately after this a man named Davis secured a gun and fired at Roache; he missed him and the ball struck a Mrs. Walton, killing her instantly.
Roache at once saw that he was in for a life and death battle. He, therefore, turned highwayman and ordered the crowd to surrender their money. He secured nearly $2000. He then went to his wife and "baby and, bidding them good-bye, mounted a fleet horse and struck out for the mountain range. The Mormons offered an Indian $5000 to hunt Roache and kill him. Yesterday Roache's dead body was found.

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A MORMON TRAGEDY.
Deadly Quarrel at a Sunday Dance.
THREE LIVES SACRIFICED.
One of the Party Turns Highwayman After Committing Murder and is Killed by an Indian.
DENVER, Colo.. Aug. 8.—Additional particulars have been received of the terrible tragedy at Monticello on Sun-day. Monticello is a email town in the mountains, and has a Mormon settle-ment. Sunday the Mormons were cele-brating the anniversary of the first Mor-mon settlement in Utah. The festivities were so attractive and the attendance so large that the men were entitled to the privilege of dancing only by lottery.
The number held by Tom Roache, a well known cowman, was called. He secured his partner and went to his place in the set. A Mormon named Bailey stepped in ahead of him and re-fused to give up the place. This led to a quarrel, and a young Mormon named Hyde stepped in. At this juncture sev-eral Mormons pitched at Roache, who drew a large knife with which he cut Hyde.
Roache had no fire-arms, but a friend stepped out and returned with a Win-chester rifle, which he gave to Roache. A man named McCord attempted to take the rifle away from Roache and was in-stantly killed in the tussel by Roache. Immediately after this a man named Davis secured a gun and fired at Roache; he missed him and the ball struck a Mrs. Walton, killing her instantly.
Roache at once saw that he was in for a life and death battle. He, therefore, turned highwayman and ordered the crowd to surrender their money. He secured nearly $2000. He then went to his wife and "baby and, bidding them good-bye, mounted a fleet horse and struck out for the mountain range. The Mormons offered an Indian $5000 to hunt Roache and kill him. Yesterday Roache's dead body was found.